Articles - Gabriel Lucatero

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On Making the Hardest Choices

We like to think we’re in control, that our choices are ours alone. That every path we walk was picked deliberately, carefully, consciously. But what if the biggest decisions aren’t…

Gabriel LucateroNovember 14, 2025

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Burn the Vision Board: A Love Letter to the Daily Grind

I once wrote my goals on the back of a crumpled Denny’s receipt. It was 3 a.m., and I was full of pancakes and delusion. I scribbled things like “Write…

Gabriel LucateroNovember 8, 2025

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When a Star Falls… And Screams “BORING!”

I remember writing an article a while ago titled When a Star Falls Without a Sound, where I reflected (somewhat smugly) on the mystery of receiving a one-star review with…

Gabriel LucateroNovember 2, 2025

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Book Review: Lights Out by Peter Abrahams

A Thrill Ride or a Slow Burn? Justice or vengeance? Peter Abrahams’ Lights Out takes us deep into the fractured psyche of Eddie Nye, a man burdened by the label…

Gabriel LucateroSeptember 1, 2025

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Real Talk: You Don’t Need a Purpose. You Need a Pulse

I used to think there was something wrong with me because I couldn’t “find my purpose.” Everyone around me had one. Or at least they faked it better. My cousin…

Gabriel LucateroAugust 18, 2025

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Fiction: When a Star Falls Without a Sound

The other day, The Headache got a one-star review. No comment. No “this book wasn’t for me,” no “the plot gave me a migraine.” Just… one lonely little star dangling there like…

Gabriel LucateroAugust 9, 2025

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Real Talk: You Can’t Have It All

At some point in our late twenties or early thirties, right around when you stop bouncing back from hangovers and start wondering if dental insurance is a form of happiness,…

Gabriel LucateroAugust 4, 2025

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Real Talk: Four Dollars and Fourteen Cents Closer to the Dream

I made $4.14 today. That’s not a typo. That’s not me rounding down from a more impressive number. That’s four dollars and fourteen cents, earned through royalties from Kindle Direct Publishing.…

Gabriel LucateroJuly 26, 2025

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Real Talk: The Mirror We Write With

I once judged a woman for rolling her eyes at the barista when her oat milk latte wasn’t hot enough. Qué ridícula, I thought, watching her storm off in her…

Gabriel LucateroJuly 23, 2025